Tackling the growing threat of dengue: Phyllanthus niruri-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their mosquitocidal properties against the dengue vector …

U Suresh, K Murugan, G Benelli, M Nicoletti… - Parasitology …, 2015 - Springer
Mosquitoes are vectors of devastating pathogens and parasites, causing millions of deaths
every year. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection found in tropical and subtropical …

Seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles: an eco-friendly tool in the fight against Plasmodium falciparum and its vector Anopheles stephensi?

K Murugan, CM Samidoss, C Panneerselvam… - Parasitology …, 2015 - Springer
Malaria, the most widespread mosquito-borne disease, affects 350–500 million people each
year. Eco-friendly control tools against malaria vectors are urgently needed. This research …

[PDF][PDF] Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.—A review of its ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, and pharmacological profile

GK Padhy - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2021 - japsonline.com
Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv., belonging to the family Bignoniaceae, is a big erect tree
with an ancient history of medicinal use in Africa. In the traditional system, it is mentioned for …

Fern-synthesized silver nanocrystals: towards a new class of mosquito oviposition deterrents?

R Rajaganesh, K Murugan, C Panneerselvam… - Research in Veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes act as vectors of devastating pathogens and parasites, representing a key threat
for millions of humans and animals worldwide. Eco-friendly control tools are urgently …

Managing wastes as green resources: cigarette butt-synthesized pesticides are highly toxic to malaria vectors with little impact on predatory copepods

K Murugan, U Suresh, C Panneerselvam… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The development of novel mosquito control tools is a key prerequisite to build effective and
reliable Integrated Vector Management strategies. Here, we proposed a novel method using …

Preliminary phytochemical studies on the methanolic flower extracts of some selected medicinal plants from India

J Marimuthu, JS Aparna, S Jeeva, S Sukumaran… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the phytochemical constituents of the methanolic flower extracts of
Helictres isora (H. isora), Spathodea campanulata (S. campanulata), Antigonon leptopus (A …

Toxicity and Oviposition Deterrent Activities of Thyme Essential Oils against Anopheles arabiensis

D Damtie, Y Mekonnen - Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malaria is one of the deadliest mosquito‐borne diseases in sub‐Saharan
Africa and Ethiopia. Owing to their costs and environmental issues, synthetic insecticides are …

[HTML][HTML] Smoke toxicity effect of bio-fabricated mosquito coil for the sustainable management of mosquito vectors

K Murugan, R Rajaganesh, JS Hwang, L Wang… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes are major disease-causing vectors. Control of adult mosquito vectors by
synthetic chemical applications leads to chemical resistance and causes environmental …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of different solvent extracts of leaf material of Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. and investigation of …

S Sangeetha, S Meenakshi, S Akshaya… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - japsonline.com
In the present study, antioxidant and anticancer activities of different solvent extracts of an
Indian medicinal plant, Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.(leaf) were investigated. Among …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of secondary metabolites, antibacterial, brine shrimp lethality & larvicidal potentiality of Microcos paniculata fruits

MA Aziz, AS Alam, AA Ema, M Akter… - IOSR Journal of …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Microcos paniculata traditionally known as 'Kathgua or Fattashi'in Bangladesh is widely
used for the treatment of various ailments including colds, diarrhea, hepatitis, heat stroke …